Thale Cress Leaf Cells

[1]This 40x photo of the epidermal cells of a Thale Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) leaf artificially induced to form cellulose patterns typical of xylem cells received an Image of Distinction designation in the 2013 Nikon Small World Photomicrophotography Competition, which recognizes excellence in photography with the optical microscope. It was taken by Dr. Fernan Federici, David Benjamin and Jim Haseloff of the University of Cambridge, Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridgeshire, UK, using confocal microscopy.